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FNUS72 KGSP 181007
FWSGSP

Spot Forecast for ELIJAH MANEY SAR...Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Emergency
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
607 AM EDT Mon Aug 18 2025

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0700 EDT on August 18.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
Hot and humid weather today with scattered thunderstorms over the
mountains and a few stray showers or storms elsewhere. Precip chances
trend higher for Tuesday with temperatures trending cooler and back to
near normal for the middle of the week. Rain chances increase at the
end of the week with temperatures trending a few degrees below normal
at that time.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (20-30 percent) then becoming partly
                    sunny (50-60 percent). Chance of showers and
                    thunderstorms late in the afternoon.
Chance of pcpn......40 percent.
Chance of thunder...35 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 90.
Min humidity........55 percent.
Surface winds (mph).Light winds.
Ceiling (FT)........25000 decreasing to 3000 in the late morning
                    and afternoon.
Visibility (SM).....10.

TIME (EDT)      7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........26  25  20  16  16  17  30  57  57  56  57
Weather cov.....                            CHC CHC CHC CHC
Weather type....                            RW  RW  RW  RW
Tstm cov........                            CHC CHC CHC CHC
Chc of pcpn (%).0   0   0   0   0   10  10  40  40  30  40
Chc of thdr (%).0   0   0   0   0   10  10  40  40  30  30
Temp............66  68  73  77  81  85  87  88  88  87  85
RH..............93  91  82  78  68  61  56  55  56  57  62
Aparnt tmp (F)..66  68  73  77  85  90  92  93  93  92  91
Surface wnd dir.N   N   N   SW  SW  W   NW  NW  NW  N   N
Surface wnd spd.1   1   0   1   1   2   2   2   2   2   2
Surface wnd gst.3   3   2   3   3   6   6   6   7   6   7
Ceiling (hft)...250 250 250 30  30  30  40  40  40  35  35
Visibility (sm).10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (45-55 percent) then becoming
                    partly cloudy (30-40 percent). Chance of
                    showers and thunderstorms early in the evening.
                    Patchy fog after 3 am.
Chance of pcpn......30 percent.
Chance of thunder...28 percent.
Min temperature.....Around 67.
Max humidity........95 percent.
Surface winds (mph).Light winds.
Ceiling (FT)........3500 increasing to 21000.
Visibility (SM).....7 decreasing to 5 after 3 am.

TIME (EDT)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........52  28  32  31  37  29  39  32  39  33  44  40
Weather cov.....CHC                                     PTY PTY
Weather type....RW                                      FOG FOG
Tstm cov........CHC
Chc of pcpn (%).30  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  0   0   0   0
Chc of thdr (%).30  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  0   0   0   0
Temp............83  79  75  73  72  71  70  69  69  69  68  68
RH..............66  73  82  86  90  90  90  93  92  92  92  95
Aparnt tmp (F)..87  82  75  73  72  71  70  69  69  69  68  68
Surface wnd dir.N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   NE  NE  NE
Surface wnd spd.2   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1
Surface wnd gst.6   6   6   5   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3
Ceiling (hft)...35  45  45  100 110 220 210 210 220 210 210 250
Visibility (sm).10  10  10  10  10  10  7   7   7   7   5   5

.TUESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (50-60 percent). Patchy fog early
                    in the morning. Slight chance of showers and
                    thunderstorms in the morning, then showers
                    likely and chance of thunderstorms in the
                    afternoon.
Chance of pcpn......60 percent.
Chance of thunder...48 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 87.
Min humidity........64 percent.
Surface winds (mph).Light winds.
Ceiling (FT)........25000 decreasing to 4500 early in the morning.
Visibility (SM).....5 early in the morning.

TIME (EDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........38  45  48  48  45  45  53  57  62  67  71  76
Weather cov.....PTY PTY SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY
Weather type....FOG FOG RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW
Tstm cov........                    SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC
Chc of pcpn (%).0   0   20  20  20  20  30  40  40  50  60  60
Chc of thdr (%).0   0   10  10  10  20  20  20  40  50  50  40
Temp............67  67  68  73  76  79  81  83  85  85  84  82
RH..............95  95  94  89  83  78  72  67  64  65  68  73
Aparnt tmp (F)..67  67  68  73  76  79  85  88  90  90  90  87
Surface wnd dir.N   NE  N   SW  S   S   S   S   SW  S   S   SE
Surface wnd spd.1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   2   1   1   1
Surface wnd gst.3   3   3   3   3   3   5   5   6   6   6   5
Ceiling (hft)...250 250 60  60  60  60  60  60  45  60  60  60
Visibility (sm).5   5

$$
Forecaster...Jeff Taylor
Requested by...Josh Turner
Type of request...SAR
.TAG 2519997.2/GSP
.DELDT 08/18/25
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